Abbas Rezaei

Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Stimulation of Camel Polyclonal Antibody against Human T cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin 3

Background: T cell Immunoglobulin, Mucin (TIM)-3, is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to TIM family. This receptor expresses on T helper type 1 (Th1) cells that binds to galectin-9 (Gal9); inducing an inhibitory signal. As a result, apoptosis of Th1 cells occurs and cytotoxicity of CD8 T cells becomes evident in vitro. Therefore, this immunomodulatory molecule may ...